Hello all! Happy New Year! What a year weโve had and what a time in our lives! What are you up to this holiday season, and what are your new year resolutions? Before we end this year, letโs end it with a set of holiday candles to review.
I love candles for the holiday season, and I always look for holiday candle releases. For 2021, I have enjoyed two sets of holiday candles from FORVR Mood by Jackie Aina and Diptyque Paris. Here is my review of each candle.
Grown Folks Business โ A complicated scent with a complicated name. What exactly is a โgrown folks business?โ is it the same as โadulting?โ I just canโt even with the terms nowadays :-). I know the two terms are different, and I also know that I need a new dictionary for social media language :-), because my level of comprehension for these words is either 0 or -1. Anyway, this candle smells so lovely, and I can sense a hint of mint, vanilla, patchouli, cedar, something earthy, and lots of sorcery in it! It is indeed a wonderful, complicated scent with a complex meaning for a name. I love it. Itโs so me ๐
Hey Big Head โ I want to eat this candle. I repeat, I want to eat this candle. LOL. This candle smells like coffee, toffee, hazelnut, Nutella, vanilla, and everything sweet and yummy in this world. Lighting this candle might raise your A1C, but itโs so totally worth it. Just kidding ๐
We Not Linkin โ This candle deserves to be in every Lizzo music video :-). The strong scent of pumpkin spice symbolically says โkthanxbyeโ :-), and the scent can be too heady for some. I would say, this candle is more of an โacquired tasteโ and will make for a great home dรฉcor.
Skinny Dipped โ What do you get when you combine coconut, apple, hazelnut, and pistachio in a wax? This candle. I love the subtleness of this candle. Itโs like the scent โHey Big Headโ, but it does not have a strong heady scent. The throw is good, and the scent is long-lasting. I like the scent a lot because its subtleness is not dull.
Sapin โ A light pine scent, remiscent of the Diptyque Cyprรจs candle. I love the glass design of this candle. The combination of green and gold creates a festive Christmas tree look. However, when it comes to the scent, I prefer that Cyprรจs because the Cyprรจs candle has a stronger throw than this candle.
Biscuit โ A sophisticated yet usual scent that I am pretty sure most of us have sniffed at some random stores during our holiday shopping strolls. I like this scent, especially the packaging, but I am not crazy about it. It is more a โfoodโ type of scent, where I can sense a hint of pumpkin, cinnamon, sugar, spice, and everything nice (go Powerpuff girls!) โ ingredients in a candle I tend to skip.
Flocon โ I thought this would be my least favorite of the three Diptyque holiday candles, and I am quite surprised by my reaction to the scent. There are complicated notes of different florals, like white musks, mimosa, and possibly lavender in it. It may be a subtle scent, but it is something I have never sniffed before. I could not trace its top notes and base notes in my memory. Therefore, it is a new olfactory experience for me. Which means I had to have it in a large size (heart eyes much!).
Those are the candles Iโve loved this busy holiday season. I am back to solving puzzles in my head and will most likely be very busy as always for the year 2022. Letโs hope for the best!
Happy New Year to all of you, my friends in real life, in the blogosphere, and to all my friends on the dark side :-). Wishing you all a fabulous and prosperous new year!
*Jewelry: Frica Jewelry, South Korea – available HERE
* Nail color: Chanel Rouge Brun, listed below
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